The Journal « Izvestiia Rossiiskoi akademii nauk. Mekhanika tverdogo tela » (The news of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mechanics of solids) was founded in 1966. The journal publishes articles on the problems of studying the dynamics of systems of material points and an absolutely rigid body; theory of motion stability and control processes of moving objects; theory of gyroscopes and navigation devices; mechanics of deformable bodies, the theory of elasticity, plasticity and creep; mechanics of polymers, soils and heterogeneous solid media; strength of materials and structures, etc.